| Deposit ID | 10038454 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045829 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alfred Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska Gold Mining. Co., Caribou Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.48237, 61.9496 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Matanuska(hydrologic unit)
Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| (1) | -147.48237, 61.9496 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045829 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | AN079 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011676 |
BROOKS, A.H., 1913, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1912: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 542, 308 P.
MARTIN G.C., AND MERTIE, J.B., 1914, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UPPER MATANUSKA AND NELCHINA VALLEYS, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 592-H, P. 273-299, MAP.
CHAPIN, THEODORE, 1918, THE NELCHINA-SUSITNA REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 668, 67 P.
BROOKS, A.H., AND CAPPS, S.R., 1924, THE ALASKAN MINING INDUSTRY IN 1922: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 755, P. 3-49.
BROOKS, A.H., 1925, ALASKA'S MINERAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION IN 1923: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 773-A, P. 1-52.
COBB, E.H., 1973, PLACER DEPOSITS OF ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374, 213 P., 1 PLATE.
MACKEVETT, E.M., AND HOLLOWAY, C.D., 1977, MAP SHOWING METALLIFEROUS AND SELECTED NON-METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTHERN ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-169-A, 99 P., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
COBB, E.H., 1979, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN ANCHORAGE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1095, 184 P.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXACT LOCATIONS OF PLACER MINES ARE UNKNOWN. |
| Deposit | PLACER GOLD FOUND ALONG LENGTH OF STREAM. LOWER PART OF THE STREAM COURSE CUTS THROUGH CRETACEOUS SHALE, WHILE UPSTREAM IT CUTS THROUGH JURASSIC SANDSTONE AND SHALE. THE JURASSIC SANDSTONE AND SHALE IS CUT BY SMALL DIKES. RIDGE NORTH OF CREEK CAPPED BY TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS THAT MAY BE UNDERLAIN BY CONGLOMERATE, WHICH COULD BE SOURCE OF PLACER GOLD IN THE CREEK (MARTIN AND MERTIE, 1914). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | ADRF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1998 | Bickerstaff, Damon P. (Huss, S. W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 21-JAN-2000 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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